| Langi Ghiran State Park Victoria | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Langi Ghiran State Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Ararat |
| Coordinates | 37°18′S 143°07′E / 37.300°S 143.117°E |
| Area | 26.95 km2 (10.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Langi Ghiran State Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Langi Ghiran State Park is 14 km east of Ararat in the state of Victoria, Australia. The park covers an area of 2695 ha.[1]
The park can be used for camping, walking and driving. It has steep granite peaks and gentle sloping open woodland sections. The name Langi Ghiran, a corruption of "Lar-ne-jeering" in the language of the local Djab Wurrung people, means "Home of the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos".[2]
Other parks nearby are Mount Buangor to the east and the Grampians/Gariwerd to the distant west.
- ^ a b Langi Ghiran State Park Park Notes, Parks Victoria, October 2006
- ^ "Langi Ghiran State Park".